Risky Business — Major Political Parties Ignoring Asian American Voters, Says Survey

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Eight of the 19 Vietnamese American candidates running for office in Orange County, home to the largest Vietnamese community outside Vietnam. Photo courtesy of New America Media

By Andrew Lam, New America Media

In Orange County,  home to Little Saigon and the largest Vietnamese American population outside of Vietnam, a whopping 19 Vietnamese American candidates are vying for 20 open seats in November. For the community, ethnic loyalties are helping to galvanize an electorate largely ignored by Republicans and Democrats alike.

It is a pattern playing out in Asian American communities across the country.

Read the complete story at New America Media. 
 

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